Overhead Crane Operator (Nights)

LED FastStart • Livingston, LA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for operating an overhead crane to lift, move, position, and reposition loads. Depresses buttons, lifts levers, and ensures load is safely attached to crane before bringing it down. The job requires operating a crane under general supervision, manipulating controls to regulate speed and direction, lifting and positioning materials, working within precise limits, operating according to signals from a helper, starting and stopping controls, and following directions carefully.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred
• Crane Operator I: 6 months to One-year experience with overhead crane
• Crane Operator II: 1-3 years’ experience with overhead crane
• Crane Operator III: 3 plus years’ experience with overhead crane
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
• Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation.
• Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Operate crane under general supervision.
• Manipulate or depress crane controls to regulate speed and direction of crane and hoist movement according to written, verbal, or signal instructions.
• Lift, position, and place material or other large objects needed in bays.
• Work within precise limits and standards of accuracy.
• Operate crane according to signals from helper.
• Start and stop crane controls.
• Follow directions carefully.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED